Herzkasperl
German, noun[ˈhɛʁt͡sˌkaʃbɐl]
Herzkasperl is spelled H-E-R-Z-K-A-S-P-E-R-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 98 million words in written German, the 625,801st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herzkasperl is a German masculine noun meaning “heart attack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Herzinfarkt”.
What does Herzkasperl mean in English?
noun
- 1
Austriacolloquialmasculineheart attack
- 2
Austriacolloquialmasculineheart attack (a major fright)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Herzinfarkt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Herzkasperl
- Herzkasperls genitive
- Herzkasperln plural
- Herzkasper alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Herzkasperl?
- [ˈhɛʁt͡sˌkaʃbɐl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Herzkasperl in German?
Herzkasperl appears about once in every 98 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).